January 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

1.A. Roll Call, Establishment of Quorum

2. CLOSED SESSION:  Consider Convening into Executive Session Pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code:

2.A. 551.071 Private consultation with legal counsel 
551.072 Discussing purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property.        
551.073 Discussing negotiated contracts for prospective gifts or donations.
551.074 For the purpose of considering the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public school officer or employee
        1) Consider hiring & accepting resignations, retirements or professional personnel including, but not limited to Directors
        2) Consider renewals, non-renewals and terminations of contracts for professional personnel (deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, and contracts of employees) including Principals, Directors, and Assistant Superintendents
551.076 Considering the deployment, specific occasions for, or implementation of, security personnel or devices.
551.082 Considering discipline of a public school child, or complaint or charge against personnel.
551.083 Considering the standards, guidelines, terms or conditions the board will follow, or will instruct its representatives to follow, in consultation with representatives of employee groups.
551.084 Excluding witnesses from a hearing 

OPEN SESSION: Will Begin Immediately after Executive Session Ends 

3. Invocation

4. Pledge of Allegiance

5. Special Recognitions

6. Public Comment

7. Consider Approval of Settlement Agreement in Administrative Hearing Cause No. 24-0176-K; Pine Tree ISD vs Texas Dept of Health & Human Services, including possible resolution

8. Consider Adoption of an Order Calling an Election for May 3, 2025 for Place 3, Place 4 and Place 5 for full 3-year terms and Place 6 for the remaining 1-year of the unexpired term on the PTISD Board of Trustees

9. Consider Approval of Student Overnight Trip over 350 miles and Out of State: Middle School to Washington DC
     

10. Consider Approval to Grant the Superintendent Temporary Authority to offer Professional Contracts

11. Consider Formal Approval of Superintendent's Evaluation/Performance

12. Consider Superintendent's Contract and Compensation effective July 1, 2025

13. Consider Approval of Consent Action Items

13.A. Minutes - Board Meeting December 9, 2024

13.B. District Contracts/Agreements over $50,000

14. Consider Approval of Employee Contract Incentives

15. Consider Approval of District Financial Report

15.A. Monthly Disbursements, Tax Refunds over $500, Supplements and Deletions to the Tax Roll, Purchases over $50,000, Budget Amendments, Monthly Marketing Report, Donations to District

15.B. Quarterly Investment Report

16. Consider Approval of New Hires and review Resignations

16.A. Resignations

16.B. Recommendations

17. Review Contracts under $50,000 and POs $25,000 - $50,000

18. Board Communications and Future Action Items

18.A. GCAD Board Members

18.B. Board Training

19. Superintendent's Report

19.A. Bond Construction Update

19.B. McKinney-Vento Program Update

19.C. Upcoming Events: Pirates in the Pines Feb 8, Expedition 2025 Feb 20

20. Adjournment